We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real?-Chapter 393: You Are My Reason
After Xiao Mo bid farewell to the ruler of Qin, he was originally going to leave the imperial palace.
However, the maid leading the way handed Xiao Mo a token.
“Frost King, at present the Princess is in the Empress’s sleeping quarters. His Majesty asked this servant to pass word to the Frost King: the Frost King may enter and leave the imperial palace at any time, even the inner palace.”
“Understood.” Xiao Mo accepted the jade token. Thinking of what the ruler of Qin had said to him, he hesitated for a moment, then said, “May I trouble you to take me to Her Majesty’s quarters?” 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
“Of course. Please follow me, Frost King.”
Inside the Empress’s sleeping quarters, Empress Shi lay on the bed, her complexion pale with illness. Qin Siyao was holding a bowl of herbal medicine, feeding it to her mother.
After finishing the medicine, Empress Shi patted the back of her daughter’s hand. “Siyao, you don’t need to keep me company today. Xiao Mo has only just returned with difficulty, and you haven’t seen him in a long time. Go and keep him company properly.”
Qin Siyao shook her head. “It’s fine, Mother. There’s no hurry. I’ll stay with you first.”
“Silly child. You’ve stayed with me so many days already. One more day won’t make a difference.” Empress Shi smiled. “In the future, if your mother is not here, if there’s anything at all, tell Xiao Mo. I can see it—Xiao Mo, that boy, likes you very much. It’s just that... Mother has no way to see your children...”
“Mother... don’t say that. You will get better soon.”
Qin Siyao’s eyes brimmed with mist, as if she would cry in the next instant.
Empress Shi raised her hand and wiped away the tears at the corner of Qin Siyao’s eyes.
“Silly child, what are you crying for? Your mother... my limit was already approaching. It’s only that this time, it came a few years early.
“And besides, your mother is only going to see your two older brothers a bit earlier.
“After your mother leaves, you must take good care of yourself.
“You must remember—don’t act like a little girl again.
“From above, Mother will surely bless you well.”
“Mother, stop talking. You really will get better.” Qin Siyao sniffled.
“Empress Shi, Princess, the Frost King has come to pay a visit.”
Just as the mother and daughter were speaking, the maid’s voice sounded from outside the door.
“We’re all family. Let the Frost King come in.” Empress Shi smiled.
“Yes.” The maid outside answered, then said to Xiao Mo beside her, “Frost King, this way please.”
Xiao Mo entered the bedchamber and cupped his hands toward Empress Shi on the bed. “This subject Xiao Mo pays respects to Empress Shi.”
“The Frost King need not be so formal.” Empress Shi looked at her daughter beside her. “Siyao, go outside and wait for a while. Your mother happens to have some words I want to say to Xiao Mo.”
Qin Siyao bit her thin lip, then looked at Xiao Mo gently.
Xiao Mo nodded. Only then did Qin Siyao stand up, bend her knees to her mother in salute, and withdraw from the room.
“Come, sit here.”
Empress Shi patted the stool at her side.
“Thank you, Empress Shi.”
Xiao Mo did not refuse. He sat down beside Empress Shi.
Sensing Empress Shi’s life-flame, a trace of sorrow rose in Xiao Mo’s heart.
Empress Shi’s life-flame was even weaker than the ruler of Qin’s. She did not have many days left.
“Speaking of it, this is the first time I’ve truly looked at you properly.” Looking at Xiao Mo beside her, Empress Shi sized him up and said with a smile, “I never thought that child from back then would have already grown so big.”
“Empress Shi is still as this subject remembers from those years,” Xiao Mo said.
“Those years?” Empress Shi smiled and shook her head. “I’ve grown old into this state. I don’t have many years left to live.”
“Empress Shi’s fortune is deep. Your lifespan will naturally be long.”
“You brat—no need to say pretty words to coax me happy.”
Empress Shi spoke calmly.
“My lifespan was already not long. Now that Jingsu and Jingyuan have passed, my spirit has been injured. I likely don’t have more than a few months left.
“All of this, I know.
“As for life and death, I accepted it long ago.
“But now, the one I am most uneasy about... is my Siyao.
“Xiao Mo, can you promise me one thing?”
Xiao Mo stood up and cupped his hands in salute. “Please speak, Empress Shi. This subject will certainly do all he can!”
“No need to be so serious.”
Empress Shi smiled and pulled Xiao Mo back to her side, then glanced toward outside the room.
“Siyao... although we raised her pampered, and her temper is a bit willful, she is an extremely kind person. It’s just that... she can be stubborn to the end.
“Once she decides on something, she won’t change for her whole life. For the person she likes, it’s the same.
“I can feel it—Siyao truly likes you. The person she keeps talking about in front of me is also you.
“And I also know that for a man... how could he have no three wives and four concubines?
“In the future, if you meet other women you admire, bringing them through the door is fine.
“But Xiao Mo—can you promise me that for your whole life you will like Siyao, and you will never, ever dislike her?”
By the end, Empress Shi’s voice trembled slightly. “Siyao... she really only has you left...”
A stick of incense later, Xiao Mo walked out of the room.
Qin Siyao, waiting not far away, immediately came over and asked nervously, “Husband, Mother, she...”
“Empress Shi said she’s a bit tired and wants to rest,” Xiao Mo said.
Qin Siyao looked into the room, her eyes full of worry. “Husband, these days, I might not be able to return to the Frost King’s residence. I want °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° to stay by Mother’s side.”
“That is as it should be,” Xiao Mo agreed. “After I handle some matters, I’ll come see you and the Empress.”
“Mm.” Qin Siyao responded, looking at Xiao Mo reluctantly. “Then I’ll see you out of the palace.”
“Alright.”
Xiao Mo nodded.
The two walked on the palace’s bluish stone bricks, following the red high walls step by step forward, as if walking through a quiet town.
“Husband, did Mother say anything to you?” Qin Siyao raised her head and looked at the man’s profile.
Xiao Mo reached out and gently rubbed Qin Siyao’s head. “Empress Shi said... for me to take good care of you.”
Qin Siyao lowered her head. Her small hand pinched her skirt hem, her brows knitting slightly.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Mo asked.
“Husband.” Qin Siyao raised her head and looked at Xiao Mo seriously. “I don’t want you to take care of me anymore!”
Xiao Mo froze for a moment, then smiled. “Why?”
“From when I was little, I always hid behind Father and Mother, behind Big Brother and Second Brother. After I grew up, you were always protecting me in front of me, too. But I don’t want it to be like this anymore.”
Qin Siyao looked into Xiao Mo’s eyes, as if afraid that in the next great battle, Xiao Mo would leave just like her big brother and second brother.
“I don’t want to hide behind you anymore. I want to cultivate properly! I want to stand together with you! To shoulder everything with you! I also want to protect you!”
“Silly girl.” Xiao Mo gently flicked Qin Siyao’s nose. “Since when is it reasonable for a wife to protect her husband?”
“How is it not?” Qin Siyao stared straight into Xiao Mo’s eyes.
“You are my reason.”
